{"id":586,"date":"2019-05-27T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/?p=586"},"modified":"2024-03-22T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:07:45","slug":"can-you-get-fired-for-refusing-to-work-overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/27\/can-you-get-fired-for-refusing-to-work-overtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Get Fired for Refusing to Work Overtime?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employment in US is employment at will, which means it is the employers will that prevails over your employment and termination. This is the basis of employment. So, an employer can hire and fire his employees as and when required. However, if you are having an issue with overtime it may play out differently.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Paying Overtime to Employees<\/span><\/h2>\n

When it comes to overtime, employees are divided into two categories: exempt and non-exempt.<\/span><\/p>\n